HELP

[BackyardAnita]

Today i found three baby ducklings alone which were to my suprise still alive! i fed them, gave them water, and got them warm and now they look healthy and happy. It's getting into winter and i would like to keep them.
I have a broody hen. if she adopts the ducklings will she be able to keep them warm and alive?

 

[Onewiththeducks]

I don't know if a hen will adopt them, but they do need heat. So, if she doesn't take them you might need a heat lamp.

 

[Onewiththeducks]

Also, can you tell what breed they are?

 

[BackyardAnita]

But if the hen does adopt them will they be warm and safe?

 

[BackyardAnita]

the duck breed?

 

[Onewiththeducks]

Possibly, if they lay next to or under her. Again, I don't know much about chickens.

 

[Johnson5326]

I thought it was late in the year for that. If it were me I would keep them warm and fed. Is there somewhere you can keep them inside until they're a little bigger? I kept mine in the laundry room with a light close to them but that they could walk away from. I never had adults until they got bigger. A large storage container works great. Where do you live? I'm in GA so the weather only really gets bad a few days a year. If I were in a colder place I would probably just keep them inside as long as possible, in the house or a barn or wherever you keep the broody girl at night. How is she reacting to them? Any chance they're the same breed as her?

 

[Onewiththeducks]

Yes the breed.

 

[BackyardAnita]

The ducklings look like mallards, but theres one that looks like a pekin

 

[Onewiththeducks]

Do you have pictures?